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Nazarbayev permitted a relatively high degree of political activity until the emergence of a reform movement called Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, backed by several wealthy business people, in late 2001.
Wikipedia says that "sock-puppetry" – creating a fake online identity "for an improper purpose, such as to mislead other editors, disrupt discussions, distort consensus or avoid sanctions" – is not permitted.
"Only one car at a time is permitted in each block and, at the end of each, there is a section where a train can be stopped if it needs to be," the former worker said.
The ruling means Obeid will be permitted to keep his passport.
Neither member was permitted to take part in the voting for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, won by Russia and Qatar respectively.
Ensure that footage is not disclosed to anyone else without the consent of the individuals shown in it unless it is for a reason permitted under the DPA, such as the prevention or detection of crime.
For the second year in a row, tourists have been permitted to line up in the race, officially known as the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon – after Kim il-Sung's birthplace, against professional athletes from North Korea.
Under Mississippi rules all voters, regardless of affiliation, are permitted to vote in the GOP primary, as long as they do not also cast a vote in the parallel Democratic primary.
And another example of the perils of futurology is that the television conferences I attended at the turn of the Millennium all declared with unstoppable confidence that the idea of TV as a shared, communal experience was doomed, as technology permitted viewers to choose what and when they watched.
Related: A chance to save Syria that world leaders must seize this week| Letter from David Miliband, Philip Luther and others Taken from 500 miles above the Earth, the satellite images have permitted a comparison of night-time light levels in March 2011 and in February 2014.
The maximum permitted loss for a Championship club each year is £8m, but Bournemouth passed their FFP test in December.
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The word "permitted" functions as the past participle of the verb 'permit' , indicating that something has been allowed or authorized. As evidenced by Ludwig, it's often used in passive constructions to describe actions that were officially allowed.
Expression frequency: Very common
